EDIT: The comment used to say " ... the pompous idea that he created Minecraft". It was later edited.
> giving money to back-office staff who had just arrived in the last year, and had zero creative input into the game [...] I had helped him create the actual game
The way he puts down regular employees, making it sound like his poem is obviously more important than whatever a mere employee does.
You can think he puts down regular employees and makes himself seem more important than is warranted. You may think his contribution is tiny compared to the contribution of people who marketed the game or made the website. I may even agree. But that's not what I take issue with. I take issue with you misrepresenting his words by claiming he thinks he's "the creator of Minecraft", which is completely unfair.
> Steve Jobs is the founder of Apple Inc., along with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
Anyway, I changed the comment to "one of the creators".
(In ten years, I will complain about you. I wrote you this poetic line because I thought we are friends)
Although the end poem has received criticism here, it's obvious from the thread that it's touched a lot of people.
Being friends and known a small number of "artists", the difference in mindset was extremely apparent - some of them just think and see the world fundimental very differently from the way I do. Many actions and explanations here are not that of a piece to convince or persuade, but of an individual sharing their raw self and their struggles. Thus its been interesting to see the reaction from HN, who are obviously different in another way. HN is the Carl of the story, who also misses what the author considers the "broader point" of wanting to be treated as a friend.